心理学（Psychology）是一门研究人类及动物的心理现象、精神功能和行为的科学，既是一门理论学科，也是一门应用学科。包括理论心理学与应用心理学两大领域。 心理学研究涉及知觉、认知、情绪、人格、行为和人际关系等许多领域，也与日常生活的许多领域——家庭、教育、健康等发生关联。心理学一方面尝试用大脑运作来解释个体基本的行为与心理机能，同时，心理学也尝试解释个体心理机能在社会行为与社会动力中的角色；同时它也与神经科学、医学、生物学等科学有关，因为这些科学所探讨的生理作用会影响个体的心智。心理学家从事基础研究的目的是描述、解释、预测和控制行为。应用心理学家还有第五个目的——提高人类生活的质量。这些目标构成了心理学事业的基础。

开设学位	BA、M.A.、PhD
典型职业及薪水	心理医生：$72,220
签证敏感度	无
高中课程准备	文科、理科
所属专业领域	社科
相关排名	2015USNEWS心理学排名

研究领域分类

按照研究范围或应用范围，心理学通常可以有以下多个分支：

研究范围

异常心理学	数学心理学	社会心理学
生物心理学	神经心理学	社区心理学
认知心理学	人格心理学	咨询心理学
发展心理学	正向心理学	理论心理学
实验心理学	精神物理学	超个人心理学
演化心理学

应用范围

临床心理学	犯罪心理学	工业及组织心理学
辅导心理学	健康心理学	学校心理学
教育心理学	预防心理学	运动心理学
法庭心理学

课程列表

心理学基础	General Psychology
统计学	Statistics
心理学研究	Research in Psychology
社会心理学	Social Psychology
幼儿心理学	Psychology of Childhood
精神病理学与心理治疗	Psychopathology and Psychotherapy
心理生物学导论	Introduction to Psychobiology
记忆与认知	Learning Memory and Cognition
定量与统计	Quantitative and Statistical Methods
性格心理学	Psychology of Personalities
咨询心理学	Counseling Psychology
实验心理学	Experimental Psychology
组织心理学	Organizational Psychology

就业状况

职业：广告专员、职业咨询顾问、犯罪心理学家、市场专员、教授、心理学家、社会工作者

医院、企业、学校心理咨询师美国各州就业情况：

州名	就业人数	薪水/h	薪水/年
加州	17550	$38.23	$79,520
纽约	10610	$40.80	$84,850
宾夕法尼亚	5730	$35.39	$73,620
德克萨斯州	5390	$30.34	$63,100
伊利诺伊州	5030	$32.74	$68,100
新墨西哥	1160	$32.58	$67,760
罗德岛州	590	$44.51	$92,580
麻省	4090	$37.71	$78,440
夏威夷	500	$43.47	$90420
新泽西	2870	$40.32	$83,870
阿拉巴马	670	$38.67	$80,430

2015年USNews美国大学研究生心理学专业排名

排名	院校	分数
#1	Stanford University Stanford, CA	4.8
#2	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	4.7
#2	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	4.7
#4	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	4.6
#4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	4.6
#4	Yale University New Haven, CT	4.6
#7	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	4.5
#7	University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	4.5
#9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	4.4
#9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	4.4
#9	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	4.4
#12	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	4.3
#12	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	4.3
#14	Columbia University New York, NY	4.2
#14	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	4.2
#14	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	4.2
#14	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	4.2
#14	University of Texas-Austin Austin, TX	4.2
#14	University of Washington Seattle, WA	4.2
#14	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	4.2
#21	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	4.1
#21	Duke University Durham, NC	4.1
#21	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	4.1
#21	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	4.1
#21	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	4.1
#26	Brown University Providence, RI	4.0
#26	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	4.0
#26	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	4.0
#26	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	4.0
#30	New York University New York, NY	3.9
#30	Pennsylvania State University-University Park University Park, PA	3.9
#30	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	3.9
#30	University of Colorado-Boulder Boulder, CO	3.9
#30	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	3.9
#30	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	3.9
#30	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	3.9
#30	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	3.9
#38	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	3.8
#38	Emory University Atlanta, GA	3.8
#40	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	3.7
#40	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	3.7
#40	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	3.7
#40	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	3.7
#40	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	3.7
#40	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	3.7
#46	Boston University Boston, MA	3.6
#46	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	3.6
#46	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	3.6
#46	Purdue University-West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN	3.6
#46	Stony Brook University-SUNY Stony Brook, NY	3.6
#46	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	3.6
#52	Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR	3.5
#52	San Diego State University - University of California-San Diego San Diego, CA	3.5
#52	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	3.5
#52	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	3.5
#52	University of Georgia Athens, GA	3.5
#52	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	3.5
#52	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	3.5
#52	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	3.5
#60	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	3.4
#60	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ	3.4
#60	University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, IL	3.4
#63	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	3.3
#63	Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY	3.3
#63	University at Buffalo-SUNY Buffalo, NY	3.3
#63	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	3.3
#67	Binghamton University-SUNY Binghamton, NY	3.2
#67	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	3.2
#67	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	3.2
#67	Rice University Houston, TX	3.2
#67	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey-Newark Newark, NJ	3.2
#67	Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX	3.2
#67	Tufts University Medford, MA	3.2
#67	University of Delaware Newark, DE	3.2
#67	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	3.2
#67	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	3.2
#67	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	3.2
#78	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	3.1
#78	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	3.1
#78	George Washington University Washington, DC	3.1
#78	Georgetown University Washington, DC	3.1
#78	Iowa State University Ames, IA	3.1
#78	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	3.1
#78	University of Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL	3.1
#78	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	3.1
#78	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	3.1
#78	University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK	3.1
#78	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	3.1
#78	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	3.1
#78	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	3.1
#78	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	3.1
#92	Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA	3.0
#92	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	3.0
#92	Northeastern University Boston, MA	3.0
#92	University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	3.0
#92	University of Denver Denver, CO	3.0
#92	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	3.0
#92	University of North Carolina-Greensboro Greensboro, NC	3.0
#92	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	3.0
#92	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	3.0
#101	Auburn University Auburn University, AL	2.9
#101	Baylor University Waco, TX	2.9
#101	Clark University Worcester, MA	2.9
#101	Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO	2.9
#101	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	2.9
#101	Kent State University Kent, OH	2.9
#101	Miami University Oxford, OH	2.9
#101	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	2.9
#101	Ohio University Athens, OH	2.9
#101	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	2.9
#101	Tulane University New Orleans, LA	2.9
#101	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD	2.9
#101	University of Hawaii-Manoa Honolulu, HI	2.9
#101	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	2.9
#101	University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	2.9
#101	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	2.9
#117	Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH	2.8
#117	CUNY-City College New York, NY	2.8
#117	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	2.8
#117	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	2.8
#117	Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	2.8
#117	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	2.8
#117	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK	2.8
#117	University of Houston Houston, TX	2.8
#117	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	2.8
#117	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	2.8
#117	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	2.8
#117	University of New Hampshire Durham, NH	2.8
#117	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas Dallas, TX	2.8
#117	University of Texas-Dallas Richardson, TX	2.8
#117	Washington State University Pullman, WA	2.8
#132	American University Washington, DC	2.7
#132	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	2.7
#132	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	2.7
#132	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	2.7
#132	University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	2.7
#132	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	2.7
#132	University of Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, MO	2.7
#132	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	2.7
#132	University of South Carolina (Barnwell) Columbia, SC	2.7
#141	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	2.6
#141	Clemson University Clemson, SC	2.6
#141	CUNY-Hunter College New York, NY	2.6
#141	DePaul University Chicago, IL	2.6
#141	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	2.6
#141	Fordham University Bronx, NY	2.6
#141	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	2.6
#141	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	2.6
#141	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	2.6
#141	New School New York, NY	2.6
#141	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	2.6
#141	University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR	2.6
#141	University of Mississippi University, MS	2.6
#141	University of Montana Missoula, MT	2.6
#141	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	2.6
#141	University of North Texas Denton, TX	2.6
#141	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	2.6
#158	Ball State University Muncie, IN	2.5
#158	CUNY-Baruch College New York, NY	2.5
#158	CUNY-Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	2.5
#158	CUNY-Queens College Flushing, NY	2.5
#158	Howard University Washington, DC	2.5
#158	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	2.5
#158	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	2.5
#158	St. John's University Queens, NY	2.5
#158	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	2.5
#158	University of Akron Akron, OH	2.5
#158	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	2.5
#158	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	2.5
#158	University of Maine Orono, ME	2.5
#158	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	2.5
#158	University of Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, NE	2.5
#158	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	2.5
#158	University of Texas-Arlington Arlington, TX	2.5
#158	University of Texas-El Paso El Paso, TX	2.5
#158	Yeshiva University (Ferkauf) Bronx, NY	2.5
#177	Brigham Young University-Provo Provo, UT	2.4
#177	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	2.4
#177	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	2.4
#177	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	2.4
#177	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	2.4
#177	New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM	2.4
#177	Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL	2.4
#177	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	2.4
#177	Portland State University Portland, OR	2.4
#177	SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY	2.4
#177	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	2.4
#177	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	2.4
#177	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	2.4
#177	Utah State University Logan, UT	2.4
#191	Adelphi University (Derner) Garden City, NY	2.3
#191	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	2.3
#191	Florida International University Miami, FL	2.3
#191	Gallaudet University Washington, DC	2.3
#191	Illinois State University Normal, IL	2.3
#191	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	2.3
#191	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	2.3
#191	North Dakota State University Fargo, ND	2.3
#191	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL	2.3
#191	Suffolk University Boston, MA	2.3
#191	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	2.3
#191	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	2.3
#191	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	2.3
#191	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	2.3
#191	Wright State University Dayton, OH	2.3
#206	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	2.2
#206	Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ	2.2
#206	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	2.2
#209	Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI	2.1
#209	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	2.1
#209	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	2.1
#209	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	2.1
#209	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	2.1
#214	Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA	2.0
#214	LIU Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY	2.0
#214	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	2.0